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| HER Number: | MDV59173 |
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| Name: | Hut circle in Kes Tor reave system, Chagford |
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Summary
Hut circle of 5 metres by 4.5 metres with walls 1.3 metres wide by 1.3 metres high and a lined entrance to the north-west within Kes Tor reave system
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 666 869 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Chagford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/72/10
- Old SAM Ref: 28714
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 149120, 1/4/1997 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Stone hut circle forming part of a prehistoric settlement within the Kestor coaxial field system. Hut circle measures 5 metres by 4.5 metres. Single and double orthostat wall 1.3 metres wide, 1.3 metres high. Internal area 22.5 metres. Door faces 65 degrees and is lined by a huge orthostat (1.3 metres high) on the north-north-west.
Probert, S. A. J., 1991, Castor Parallel System (Plan - measured). SDV229808.
Depicted on plan.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 170-174, Map 36, Figure 36.1 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Two ruined hut circles at '12' of 7.2 metres and 4.5 metres at 'Kes Tor settlement' at the entrance from a large recatnglar field to several small enclosures.
Probert, S. A. J., 1991, Shovel Down Survey (Report - Survey). SDV359365.
Centred SX 66718690. A settlement containing seven hut circles and three other features on the north-east slope of Chagford Common 200 metres south of Kestor Gate. The huts are all terraced into the slope and vary in diameter from 4.2 metres to 9.5 metres. The four largest huts, 1-4, consist of double rings of massive upright slabs up to 1.2 metres high. Entrances are visible in the south-east margins of huts 2, 3 and 6.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Hut circle shown on survey.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Visible on the aerial photography.
Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.
Depicted on the modern mapping.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, SD-KT 10 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
(06/01/2019) Condition of hut assessed by volunteer recorders as very good; some slight vegetation encroachment (gorse) noted.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.
Photographs taken during January 2019 visit.
Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1016691 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.
Within Scheduled area.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 170-174, Map 36, Figure 36.1. |
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| SDV229808 | Plan - measured: Probert, S. A. J.. 1991. Castor Parallel System. 1:25,000. Digital. |
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| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 149120, 1/4/1997. |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #96346 ] |
| SDV359352 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV359365 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J.. 1991. Shovel Down Survey. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. SD-KT 10. |
| SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
| SDV365228 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1016691. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6193 | Part of: Group of hut circles on north side of Chagford Common (Monument) |
| MDV6194 | Part of: Group of huts and associated small fields within Kes Tor field system, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV59172 | Related to: Hut circle within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV59172 | Related to: Hut circle within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV59170 | Related to: Hut circle within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV59172 | Related to: Hut circle within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV59172 | Related to: Hut circle within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV59171 | Related to: Hut circle within reave system at Kes Tor, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV59175 | Related to: Hut within northern part of Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV6114 | Related to: Kes Tor field system, Chagford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6198 - Geophysical Survey on Shovel Down and Kes Tor
| Date Last Edited: | May 16 2023 10:25AM |
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